In addition to his military career, Lumsden was active in various endeavors, including serving as a member of the Royal Asiatic Society and the Royal United Services Institute. He was also involved in educational initiatives, founding the Lumsden Free Industrial School in Punjab, which provided vocational training for young men. Overall, the official Army Record of the services of General Sir Peter Lumsden provides a rich and detailed portrait of a distinguished military officer and public servant, whose career spanned over four decades and included numerous accomplishments and contributions to the field of military and civic affairs. Provenance: From a large archive the General’s papers passed down through descendants of his brother, General Sir Harry Lumsden. Lumsden himself had no children. General Sir Peter Stark Lumsden, G.C.B., C.S.I.. A.D.C. [1829-1918] had a very distinguished career in India, China, and Afghanistan and was the author of the standard work on his brother’s regiment Lumsden of the Guides. He joined the Bngal Army in 1847 and first saw action on the N.W.F. in 1851. In 1857 he was on a special mission to Kandahar and served in the China War with Napier., Bhutan War 1854, QMG India 1868-72, acting Resident Hyderabad 1873, Chief of the Staff in India in 1879 and headed the British Commission for the Demarkation of the N. W. Boundary of Afghanistan 1884-5. He was made G.C.B. and an ADC to Queen Victoria. Provenance: From a large archive the General’s papers passed down through descendants of his brother, General Sir Harry Lumsden. Lumsden himself had no children. General Sir Peter Stark Lumsden, G.C.B., C.S.I.. A.D.C. [1829-1918] had a very distinguished career in India, China, and Afghanistan and was the author of the standard work on his brother’s regiment Lumsden of the Guides. He joined the Bngal Army in 1847 and first saw action on the N.W.F. in 1851. In 1857 he was on a special mission to Kandahar and served in the China War with Napier., Bhutan War 1854, QMG India 1868-72, acting Resident Hyderabad 1873, Chief of the Staff in India in 1879 and headed the British Commission for the Demarkation of the N. W. Boundary of Afghanistan 1884-5. He was made G.C.B. and an ADC to Queen Victoria.